Anatomical Terms

2. the position of lying flat on your back with your face and chest pointing upward
3. toward the midline or center of the body
7. a part of the body closer to the center of the body
8. the movement of a body part toward the midline of the body or toward another body part
9. to the side of or away from the midline of the body
10. divides the body above the midline
12. the movement that decreases the angle between two bones at a joint
13. the straightening of a joint or limb
15. divided the body equally in halves
16. the back or rear side of a body structure

1. a part of the body far from the center
2. above or towards the head of the body
4. divides the body by back and front
5. the movement of a body part, such as a limb or digit, away from the midline of the body
6. a patient lying on their side, either their left or right side
7. lying face-down, with the chest and abdomen facing downward
11. the front surface or front part of a structure or the body
14. below or towards the feet